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Pieced Sunshine Garden

This is  one of a stack of cards I whipped up with the Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin Kit. The colors in the kit are So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, and Old Olive. I applied the Certainly Celery and Baja Breeze dotted strips of paper to the bottom of the card and then cut curved pieces to go over them.  The stitches were done with the Signo white gel pen and the buttons are Apricot Appeal - from the Fresh Favorites I collection. The Sun in the corner is actually one fourth of a larger flower in the kit.

My inspiration for the pieced landscapte after seeing  Patricia Wyatt's work at a art show in Tubac, AZ in February.  My color palette for this card is much different from her lovely bright art but playing with these layers of pattern is a lot of fun.

Pillowcase Cards

Well, I don't know that "Pillowcase" is technically the proper name for this kind of layout but that is definitely what kept coming to mind as I put this lace and trim together. This reminds me of pillowcases that my grandmother emboidered for me years ago.

I began this card wanting to use some of the Old Olive Designer Series Paper and striped grosgrain I'd ordered last month. I was thinking it would have a whole lot more Old Olive but I really like the way it plays with the white. I love the embossed dots from the Texturz plates.  The additional skinny strip of DSP is applied with the 2-way glue pen and is meant to mimic the look of piping. The birds and blooms flower is sponged to highlight the layers with a So Saffron brad topping off the center. Finally, the Oval All stamp set and scalloped oval punch, from the new Occasions Mini catalog lend the perfect finishing touch.

Stamps: Oval All
Ink: Old Olive, Regal Rose, So Saffron classic pads; Regal Rose stamp and write marker
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Regal Rose, So Saffron cardstock; Old Olive DSP
Accessories: Punches: Scallop oval, Large oval, Eyelet border; Sizzlets: Little leaves and Birds and Blooms; Old Olive striped grosgrain ribbon, So Saffron brad.

Pillowcase  Border with  western theme:

I couldn't wait to try this technique shown at the Minneapolis Regionals last Saturday. I simply brayered the damask texturz plate with Close to Cocoa classic ink before embossing a piece of Red Riding Hood cardstock with my Big Shot. The ink covers the unembossed part of the design. The subtle striped kraft paper from the Taste of Textiles collection could easily have an image stamped on it though I chose to leave it plain for this card. I used a leftover strip and star in the inside:

Check out these and other wonderful, new stamps and accessories in Stampin' Up!'s new Occasions Mini Catalog.